ESPN.com's Joe Lunardi still has Michigan as a No. 1 NCAA tournament seed in the Midwest Regional. Michigan has the No. 3 RPI spot at the season's halfway point, per the NCAA. Courtney Sacco | AnnArbor.com

It's becoming more and more clear that the added carrot for this season's Big Ten champion may reside in Indianapolis.

Because Indianapolis, of course, is the site of NCAA tournament's Midwest Regional final this spring -- meaning the team that survives the Big Ten on top might not have to travel very far before the start of the Final Four.

Right now, the two teams that appear to be in the best spot for a top seed in Indianapolis are No. 2 Michigan and No. 5 Indiana. And, if the season ended today, ESPN.com's Joe Lunardi would give the edge to the Wolverines.

Lunardi pegged Michigan (15-0, 2-0) as the Midwest's No. 1 seed in his latest "Bracketology," published Tuesday during the midway point of the regular season -- having the Wolverines start the NCAA tournament in Auburn Hills with a chance to move on to Indianapolis for the Sweet 16 and Elite 8.

The other regional final sites for this year's NCAA tournament are Washington, D.C., Arlington, Texas and Los Angeles.